CHAPTER 238 - Disguise

The closer Han Shuo travelled to the Fire Lake, the hotter the temperature became. But since the big-headed zombie couldn't stand the heat, Han Shuo had no choice but to use more magical yuan to activate the Mystical Glacial Spellfire to lower the temperature around them.

The zombie warrior was used to the dark and instinctively wanted to avoid the scorching heat and sunlight. This big-headed zombie was no exception as it continued to tremble in Han Shuo's hands, as if it was afraid of the searing lake of fire.

However, it couldn't move at all in Han Shuo's vice-like grip. Meanwhile, two waves of thick white smoke quickly approached the fire lotus from the rock walls, arriving next to Marceau in the blink of an eye.

At that moment, the two women were only a little more than three metres from the Fire Lotus below. Fearing that the temperature was higher than the boundary could withstand, they didn't dare approach the Fire Lotus too quickly, for fear that the boundary would crack due to the high temperature.

"Eh, why are you here?" Marceau was surprised to see the two waves of white smoke nearby. Although she couldn't see Han Shuo's appearance due to the thick fog, she was able to recognise him by his actions.

"I can't stand the heat anymore, please let me enter the boundary to rest for a bit!" Han Shuo's desperate plea rang out from the thick must. By the time the sound reached them, Han Shuo had already stopped at the boundary.

Fire Grand Magus Marceau was clearly a bit worried after he said that. It seemed like it would be very difficult for her to bring Han Shuo inside the boundary, so she hesitated and debated.

Suddenly, Han Shuo screamed loudly into one of the waves of smoke next to Marceau. The wave of smoke suddenly sank directly towards the beautiful fire lotus.

Screams continued to emanate from the smoke below them, shocking them to the core. This caused the two confused women to be unable to react.

Although Han Shuo was screaming horribly while covered by the smoke, he had a calm expression on his face as he grabbed the struggling big-headed zombie warrior and stuffed him into the bud of the flower.

Han Shuo shot an arrow of blood from his left index finger and it landed directly in the big-headed zombie's mouth. At the same time, Han Shuo imprinted a dark seal into the zombie's body. A leaping purple flame followed Han Shuo's thoughts and covered the zombie, while Han Shuo sent out rays of dark magical light that surrounded the big-headed zombie.

Han Shuo formed his blood essence into a lotus shape and slammed it down on the big-headed zombie's head. It was as if he had unleashed some sort of ban. Suddenly, twenty-four rays of searing blood-red light shot out from the holes in the rock walls towards the fire lotus.

The rays of Fire Element energy seemed to be carriers for the dense Fire Element energy, bringing it to the Fire Lotus in the centre. The beautiful fire lotus emitted a dazzling, glorious red light that bounced around. It slowly began to recede with a miraculous speed and path. As it did so, the big-headed zombie that Han Shuo had firmly ordered to remain in the bud was gradually enveloped.

"What's going on, what is this?" Marceau, who was three metres above Han Shuo, couldn't help but exclaim as she observed the mysterious change in the surroundings and felt the fire element energy gathering furiously.

However, Han Shuo's pitiful cries completely covered Marceau's exclamations. Marceau had no idea what was going on and had no idea what Han Shuo had encountered down below. She didn't dare to go down the last three metres herself to see what was going on below.

Due to the influence of the formation, the dense fire element energy in the surrounding area was all being sent to the fire lotus in the centre to feed the fire elite zombie. When the Fire Elite Zombie was formed, the Fire Lotus that nourished it could very well become a treasure that the Fire Elite Zombie could use.

Twenty-four rays of blood-red light had gathered around the Fire Lotus in the centre of the cave. The fire element energy that had been circulating around the entire Extreme Fire Place for ten thousand years was gradually nourishing the body of the big-headed zombie through the fire lotus. As long as it continued to absorb the pure energy and train according to the seal that Han Shuo had left in his mind, the zombie would be able to continuously transform and become a powerful Fire Elite Zombie.

"ROAR..."

A terrifying roar of fury sounded from above the fire lake. It was as if the Lord of Flames had sensed the change in the Fire Kingdom and howled in response.

Through the Yin Demon's observation, Han Shuo could see that the Lord of Flames had given up the fight against the Golden Dragon, the Cyclops, and the giant Silver Monkey, even though he still had a slight advantage over the three enemies. Instead, he moved his huge volcanic body and slowly walked towards the largest crack in the valley.

The Fire Lotus, nourished by the Fire Lake, was a treasure of the Fire Attribute. There was special energy in it, and the Lord of Flames must have some sort of connection with the Fire Lotus, since it was the ruler of this Kingdom of Flames. Perhaps the Fire Lotus had already been branded with his mark, and he treated the Lotus as his own forbidden treasure.

Using the Formation and touching this forbidden item, even leaving a living being within it that absorbed the fire element energy around it, must have startled the Lord of Flames, and he rushed over to find out what was happening.

At that moment, the petals of the Fire Lotus had already closed into a flower bud and began to sink into the lake of fire. Han Shuo immediately knew that his work was done

and continued to scream as he slowly moved upwards.

Han Shuo's plan had been successful so far, but he was still unable to know the final results. From Chu Canglan's memories, Han Shuo knew that once the petals of the Fire Lotus were closed, it would be very difficult to reopen without a special method and timing. However, he didn't know if the Lord of Flames had a way to open the Fire Lotus, since he was the owner of this lake of fire.

Han Shuo knew that there was no guarantee of success, but he was forced to do this. Otherwise, if he lost this chance, it was unknown when the Lord of Flames would next leave the Place of Extreme Fire, and there would definitely be no Fire Grand Magus to take him to this strange place.

Therefore, even though success was not guaranteed, Han Shuo had to take advantage of this rare opportunity and place the big-headed zombie in the Fire Lotus. As for the end result, whether the Lord of Flames could open the Fire Lotus or not, whether he would kill the Big-Headed Zombie or not, none of this was something Han Shuo could control. It was Heaven's will!

As Han Shuo's body slowly floated upwards, he deliberately dispelled the purple flames protecting his two legs and allowed the high temperature of the lake of fire to burn his legs. The ends of Han Shuo's trunks were instantly burned black, his legs exposed to the scorching temperature and looking like they would be charred to cinders in an instant.

"Save me!" A terrible scream filled with desperation rang out from Han Shuo's mouth.

However, there was no expression of pain on Han Shuo's face in the thick smoke. Instead, it was terrifyingly calm. It was as if the searing pain on his legs was happening to someone else as he looked at the two people inside the boundary with interest.

Fire Grand Magus Marceau watched the fire lotus slowly sink into the lake of fire with a clear expression of regret. She didn't pay any attention to Han Shuo's call below and just kept muttering, "My fire lotus, my fire lotus..." It was the female knight, Sophie, who showed pity for Han Shuo. Panting heavily as she tugged at the corner of Marceau's clothes, she anxiously said, "Go and save him first!

Marceau suddenly regained her senses thanks to Sophie's actions. She looked down dejectedly, sighed, then nodded reluctantly and began to chant a spell.

A powerful spell suddenly covered Han Shuo's body. Under the guidance of the fire elemental energy, Han Shuo's body was suddenly pulled through the fire sparks into the boundary where Sophie and Marceau were.

When Han Shuo had first left, the three to four metre magical boundary had had a section chopped off. Now that Han Shuo's body was squeezed back in, the chopped off section did not return, so the magic boundary where Sophie and Marceau were was very crowded due to Han Shuo's sudden appearance.

Han Shuo had a weak expression on his pale face at that moment. He was badly burnt from his knees to his feet. Not only was it terrifying, but there was also a terrible smell.

Whether it was because of her age, her identity, or some other reason, the Fire Grand Magus didn't seem to want to touch Han Shuo in the crowded room. She squeezed into a corner, forcing the collapsed Han Shuo to lean against Sophier.

Han Shuo struggled to move his body, then cried out in feigned pain as if he wanted to sit up from his collapsed position. With his arms pressed against the invisible boundary, he couldn't help but touch Sophie's leg.

After Han Shuo had left, the temperature inside the boundary had remained at around forty degrees. Sophie was still drenched in sweat, her entire body feeling uncomfortable from the dampness of the clothes clinging to her body. The sticking clothes emphasised her curves and her well-toned body. Through Han Shuo's unintentional touch, he could feel the firmness of Sophie's thigh, as well as the tremendous power within the flexible thighs.

The burning of his two legs had been intentional. This level of injury wouldn't affect the function of his legs. Although it looked horrible and caused Han Shuo some pain, there was no other effect on him.

Therefore, although Han Shuo cried out softly as he tried to sit up, pretending to be in pain, he was not in as bad a condition as he appeared to be. So when his arm inevitably touched Sophie's straight, slender thighs, he actually had the effort to appreciate the flexibility and suppleness of her thigh.

Perhaps it was because the boundary was so close that Sophie treated this kind of frivolous touching as an accident and didn't get upset. Her arched eyebrows furrowed slightly and instead she looked at Han Shuo with a bit of pity. She said kindly, "Let me help you!"

Sophie's soft voice rang out next to Han Shuo's ear. As Han Shuo clenched his teeth in pain, she crouched down slightly and used her jade hands to support Han Shuo's shoulders to help him up. She then helped him to sit cross-legged in the boundary.

Due to the crowded nature of the boundary, it was inevitable that the two of them would come into physical contact. As she pulled up on Han Shuo's arms, their arms pressed tightly together, and Han Shuo even 'accidentally' touched Sophie's full and well-curved breasts with his shoulder.

"Thank you so much!" As Sophie helped Han Shuo to sit up from his collapsed position, Han Shuo looked at Sophie sincerely and thanked her from the bottom of his heart.

"You're welcome, that's what I should do!" Sophie's delicate cheeks were bright red from the high temperature, but the keen-eyed Han Shuo noticed that Sophie's cheeks were even redder than before. She even seemed slightly embarrassed. It seemed that the close contact between the two of them had made this nice girl feel a bit uncomfortable.

Han Shuo and Sophie still remained very close to each other until now. Although Sophie had deliberately tried to keep her distance, due to the crowded quarters of the boundary, the maximum distance between their limbs was no more than twenty centimetres, so they could clearly smell each other's scent.

Han Shuo's intense masculine body odour mixed with the sweet smell of sweat on Sophie's body. Both of them inhaled it. This special scent was like a miraculous medicine that nourished Han Shuo's eager heart, causing it to beat for some reason.

Han Shuo looked deeply at Sophie. His gaze was extremely intense, perhaps due to the high temperatures. When Sophie turned her head uncomfortably, Han Shuo took a greedy deep breath, then returned to his normal expression as he flashed a bright smile at Sophie. He then slowly closed his eyes and began to rest, wasting no time in restoring his magical yuan.

Through the observation of the Yin Demon, Han Shuo saw that Sophie's cheeks had flushed and her expression seemed rather unnatural. Her long eyelashes fluttered and she looked at Han Shuo strangely as he began to rest. He had no way of knowing what she was thinking.

On the other hand, Marceau hadn't noticed Han Shuo and Sophie's actions. With the roar of the Lord of Flames approaching, Marceau hadn't bothered to observe what was going on around her. She was completely focused on controlling the boundary and making it gradually rise towards the top where the magma was shooting out.